On Thursday, March 19, the Dons took on Clayton Valley Charter High School at home. While still technically winter, the weather was warm and the track was fast. Varsity boys and girls both scored another dual victory over the Ugly Eagles, and the frosh-soph boys won as well. Some highlights from the meet include the boys 4×100 Matthew Schwarz, Illias…
On Pi Day, Saturday, March 14, 2026 Acalanes hosted the largest Bob Warren Invitational since the early 2000s. The meet ran on schedule and was a tremendous success, thanks to the work of our parents, students, and volunteers who stepped up to make it happen. And the Dons showed up, with a double team victory. The Acalanes boys won with…
The Dons first home meet of the season against Cal High on Wednesday, March 4 was another one for the record book. Congratulations to Deonte Littlejohn for posting the current state leading mark in the discus with a new school record of 182’ 9” – his mark is also the 4th best throw in the USA and on planet earth…
The 2026 track and field season dawned on a beautiful warm and sunny Saturday at San Ramon Valley High School for the Don of the Season Meet. The last day in February felt more like late spring as the Dons tracksters turned in fantastic performances against SRV, Benecia, Concord, Monte Vista and Las Lomas, setting the bar for what promises…
As always, the Dons showed up big on the track at this weekend’s Tri Valley Championships, one of the most competitive meets in the North Coast Section, with 21 athletes qualified for the Meet of Champions next Friday and Saturday at Dublin High School. The top 6 athletes per event at the Tri Valley Championships move on to the Meet…
The boys and girls teams represented very well at the 2-day DAL Championships which concluded Saturday in Moraga. The boys finished T2 and the girls #4 (of 12 competing teams). A number of Acalanes top 10 records were achieved over the two days, including: The Girls 4×100 Relay Team’s (Sophie Chinn, Haley Chelemedos, Olivia Kemp, Isabelle Agnost) win in a…
The Boys track team handily beat the Cougars 83-51 Wednesday, at the last home meet of the year, and while the girls team came up short, the 4×100 relay team of Sophie Chinn, Haley Chelemedos, Cameron Thornton and Isabelle Agnost won vs. the #1 seeded DAL Campo team and broke the 50-second barrier in the 4×100 at 49.80 seconds, a…
It was a cold and windy day, a day you had to fight hard to find success, and in Amin’s honor that is exactly what the team did, the girls beating Northgate 81-53 and the boys winning 91-44. The girls and boys 4×100 relay teams started the meet with victories and Amin’s throwing brothers completed the ‘Amin Sweep’, a 1-2-3…
While some were relaxing on the beach, the Track & Field Dons were busy tearing up tracks all over the Bay Area. At the Stanford Invitational, Illias Kaplanes-Jones started the Dons properly bt taking 4th in the long jump with with a huge PR 22′ 7.75″ leap, moving him up to 5th best in ACA history. Back on the track…
The Lady Dons scorched the Mats 84-47 and Boys won by 85.5-47.5. A feel good sunny Monday, which will be hard to write about since there were so many incredible performances. Some highlights from the meet include: 4×100–The boys A team (Illias Kaplanes Jones, Matthew Schwarz, Jackson Boselli, River Lockwood) won with a speedy 43.35. The B team (Luca Oatham,…